Dan
A city familiar as marking the northern limit of the land of
Israel in the common phrase "from Dan even to Beer-sheba"
(Jdg 20:1; 1 Sam 3:20, etc.). Its ancient name was Laish or
Leshem (Jdg 18:7, etc.). It was probably an outlying
settlement of Tyre of Sidon. Its inhabitants, pursuing the
ends of peaceful traders, were defenseless agains...
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1. Fifth son of Jacob and Bilhah
Ge 30:6; 35:25
Descendants of
Ge 46:23; Nu 26:42,43
See TRIBE OF, below
Blessed of Jacob
Ge 49:16,17
-2. TRIBE OF
Census of
Nu 1:39; 26:42,43
Inheritance of, according to the allotment of Joshua
Jos 19:40-47
Of Ezekiel
Eze 48:1
Position of, in journey and camp, during the exodus
Nu 2:25,31; 10:25
Ble...
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(a judge).
1. The fifth son of Jacob, and the first of Bilhah,
Rachel's maid. Ge 30:6 (B.C. after 1753.) The origin of the
name is given in the exclamation of Rachel. The records of
Dan are unusually meagre. Only one son is attributed to him,
Ge 46:23 but his tribe was, with the exception of Judah, the
most numerous of all. In the division of...
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a judge. (1.) The fifth son of Jacob. His mother was Bilhah,
Rachel's maid (Gen. 30:6, "God hath judged me", Heb.
dananni).
The blessing pronounced on him by his father was,
"Dan shall
judge his people" (49:16), probably in allusion to
the judgeship
of Samson, who was of the tribe of Dan.
The tribe of Dan had their place in the march
throu...
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The city at the northern bound of Israel, as Beersheba was
the southern, so that" from Dan even to Beersheba" (Judges
20:1, etc., and bitterly, 1 Chronicles 21:2, "from Beersheba
even to Dan") expresses the whole country. Originally Leshem
or Laish, see above. "Far from Zidon, in the valley that
lieth by Beth Rebob," but belonging to Zidon, as...
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